Why I’m Going on the World Race

         For as long as I can remember I have longed for adventure. I dreamed of seeing foreign lands and meeting people from different cultures. I had no idea what that would looked like in my life.

For the past year or two I had been thinking a lot about what I wanted to do with my life and who I wanted to be. I realized that as a Christian God’s plan should be our plan. I know that God’s plan for each of our lives is different. But that little whisper in the back of my head saying ‘go, leave, follow me’, it kept get louder.

So I began to research about mission opportunities. Everything I found just felt like it didn’t quite fit until I heard about the World Race Gap year. At first I was super excited and I really wanted to do it. Then I started to think about all that I would miss out on being gone for 9 months. I prayed about it. I asked my family to pray about it. Then I enrolled in a Perspectives class at my church. They taught on the verse Luke 14:26 “Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters – yes, even one’s own self! – can’t be my disciple.” After hearing this verse I knew that I had to go I had to leave my comfortable home and loving family to further the kingdom of God.

I keep thinking going on a mission trip is the best thing ever! You get to see the world, help people in need and serve God. I could not ask for a better adventure! I can’t wait to see what God is going to do with me, what He is going to teach me and how I will grow in Him while I am gone. I am extremely blessed to have this opportunity.